Legal Opinion

Potter v. Hughes

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 10, 2008No. 06-56082PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge GOULD; Dissent by Judge IKUTA.

GOULD, Circuit Judge:

In this shareholder’s derivative action, Plaintiff-Appellant Katherine Potter (“Potter”) alleges that the Defendants-Appel-lees (collectively, “Defendants”), who are managers and directors of Public Storage, Inc. (“PS”), wrongfully managed PS. The district court dismissed the action on the grounds that Potter failed to make an adequate demand on the Board of Directors of PS (“Board”) before filing her suit. We affirm.

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PS is a California corporation that is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Potter and…

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